Lexi Yixuan Ma
Member, United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth
Lexi Yixuan Ma is an award-winning public-interest communications practitioner focused on sustainable development, emerging technologies, and global governance. Her writing has appeared in The Hill Times and CityNews Montreal. She is also a One Young World Ambassador, a 2024–2025 CUSEF Scholar, and an Anti-Racist Youth Leader selected by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.
Jul 31, 2026
As China advances its Global Development Initiative through the United Nations, it is increasingly shaping discussions around the post-2030 development agenda. While the initiative raises legitimate concerns over transparency and strategic intent, it also highlights the absence of a comparable U.S. vision for the future of global development governance.
